1900 S. Norfolk Street, Suite 350 (San Mateo HQ · serves San Jose) · San Jose, CA 94403 · (650) 579-9200
Bain Mazza & Debski is a plaintiff-side employment-law firm — they represent only employees, never employers. The firm was co-founded by Laura Mazza, who has practiced employment law and personal injury since 2009. They handle the cases Silicon Valley workers most often need a lawyer for: wrongful termination, sexual harassment, race and gender discrimination, pregnancy and disability discrimination, FMLA interference, and retaliation for reporting illegal conduct. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo and serves clients across the Bay Area including San Jose.
Most lawyers on lawyer-finder sites take both sides of employment cases. Bain Mazza & Debski takes only one — yours. They represent employees exclusively in discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, FMLA, and retaliation matters across the Bay Area, including San Jose. That kind of plaintiff-only specialization matters because the firm is not balancing relationships with the same companies that may have just fired you. Founding partner Laura Mazza has practiced employment law since 2009 and the firm is praised in client reviews for treating clients with care during one of the worst stretches of their working lives.
Bain Mazza & Debski works almost exclusively on a contingency-fee basis for employment cases. There is no upfront cost. The firm's fee is a percentage of the recovery — California's employment statutes (FEHA, Labor Code, Title VII) often allow attorney fees to be paid by the employer if you win, which is recovered separately. The firm advances all case costs and reimburses them out of the recovery. Free initial case review.
“I was fired right after I told HR I was pregnant. Laura took the case, FEHA charge, the whole thing, and we settled for a number that paid for the year I needed off and then some.”
“Reporting harassment got me retaliated against. Bain Mazza took it seriously, treated me with respect, and got the company to pay a confidential settlement and a letter of reference.”
“After my surgery my employer started writing me up for things they had never written anyone up for. Laura's team built the case, and we settled before trial.”
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1900 S. Norfolk Street, Suite 350 (San Mateo HQ · serves San Jose)
San Jose, CA 94403
(650) 579-9200